Country Day School teacher Brett Naff arrested, charged with sodomy

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Brett Naff, a middle school teacher at Country Day School in Huntsville, was arrested Monday and charged with sodomy, according to The Times' news partner, WHNT News 19.

Brett Naff, a middle school teacher at Country Day School, was arrested Monday, Sept. 24, 2012, and charged with sodomy. (Madison County jail)

Naff, 42, who was acquitted in 2007 of charges of harassing a student, denies the charges, his lawyer, Bruce Gardner, told WHNT. Naff turned himself in to police Monday and was released after posting $100,000 bond, according to WHNT.

Gardner said the charges stem from allegations made by a former female student several years ago, who only recently decided to press charges, WHNT reports.

"He (Brett) is absolutely not guilty," Gardner told WHNT. "The allegation
now being made was one that was made back in 2005 or 2006, was
investigated, and closed. Why it has now resurrected itself, we have no
idea."

"He [Brett] is absolutely not guilty," said Gardner. "The allegation
now being made was one that was made back in 2005 or 2006, was
investigated, and closed. Why it has now resurrected itself, we have no
idea."

Country Day School, a private school that serves Pre-K through ninth grades, released a statement to WHNT saying the school is confident that Naff is innocent, but that he has been been placed on a temporary leave of absence until the matter is resolved, WHNT said. Naff's mother, Sherri Naff, owns Country Day School.